EMOTIONAL ASSETS

FULLY BALANCED

A very precious asset is emotional well being,

opening the channels of clarity to be seeing,

it gives us the vital insight into situations,

bringing us balance in all our relations.

Emotional stability is a solid rock,

giving us the strength to break every block,

enriches our lives with joy and contentment,

amiably and peacefully hold no resentment.

When life hardens us into indifference,

we shut down our hearts and block our conscience,

we forget how to love and enjoy our life,

end up bitter with continuous strife.

Lonely and isolated become our days,

there is no joy to embrace our ways,

all our humaneness is washed down the drain,

compassion is swallowed by anger and pain.

Monica Maartens ©Copyright

20 February 2018

PHYSICAL ASSETS AND WEALTH

US AND AN EARTH IN TROUBLE

Physically we require food and water which the earth is still providing at present, but with all the pollution and industrial destruction - for how much longer..... Our greatest physical asset is our body, our health, our sight, our hearing, our movement.... to remain fit and healthy we must care for our bodily needs. We need fresh air to breathe, unpolluted food and water and that comes from the earth. How are we caring for an earth that has to sustain our health? There are medical herbs for daily intake to keep our bodies in shape, giving it what it needs, yet we take manufactured pills and medicines poisoning our system causing all sorts of side effects and danger to our health, all because of our rushed life and the quick fixes of a busy schedule, all of it polluting not only our flesh, but the environment and the air we have to breathe, further polluting our body... But....we're so far down the track, would we ever be able to turn things around? We blindly see assets and wealth as cars, houses, jewels, material possessions, bank accounts, all at the horrendous cost of our dying earth.....but forget our true assets......a healthy body and healthy earth.....a far greater priority than jewels, or make up, or fancy gadgets....

Monica Maartens ©Copyright

19 February 2018

ASSET OF HEALTH

PHYSICAL ABILITIES

A body we must have in which to reside,

physical health with which to abide,

we continually swallow pills and drugs,

treat our bodies like low life thugs.

We forget the asset of a body that must keep,

continually providing for what we need,

healthy eyes to see where we go,

used every day wherever we flow.

Lungs that must breathe to keep us alive,

yet pollution is all for which we strive,

we're losing the race with industrialization,

the earth falling into a disastrous situation.

When will we awaken and see the truth

look deeply at the earth and all is worth,

do what is right and save the planet,

connect to the earth as a powerful magnet.

Monica Maartens ©Copyright

19 February 2018

TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR LIFE

PERSON GROWTH

There are all these influences in our lives of which we are totally unaware of...like tides in a massive ocean, we are simply dragged along without a say. Unless we become aware of this, we could find ourselves in very dark, deep waters without any idea of where to turn to, who to approach for help, or which way to go. We ARE NOT ALWAYS IN CONTROL OF OUR DESTINY, UNLESS WE TAKE CHARGE.....BUT.....HOW, WHERE AND WHY?? Life is not about birth, work, caring for a family and then dying.  It entails far more than that. If this is all life means to us we miss the whole point of having life. It is very much a personal journey of growth, developing spiritually to enable us to see the essence of being, to gain understanding of our emotions and to become complete in all ways. There are assets we gather throughout our lives that cannot come with us when we move on or die, they are only temporary and material, they remain in the material realm...but the spiritual ones are permanent, so developing our virtues and values are rather a lot more important than our material wealth. It is also far more difficult to grow and groom honesty, honour, loyalty, compassion, love, etc, but those are the assets that pave our everlasting paths forward....

Monica Maartens ©Copyright

18 February 2018

DRAGGED BY LIFE

SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT

We will be dragged along by the tides of the ocean,

wherever life takes us in a continual motion,

we need to take charge , to know where we are,

or we'll drift around like a wandering star.

Material possessions only last for a while,

where spiritual assets take us through our trials,

far more important then material wealth,

are virtues and values that ensure our health.

Truth and honesty will pave our way,

loyalty and compassion will save the day,

with clarity we see the way ahead,

passing by all the horror and dread.

Spiritual development makes us complete,

opening our eyes to see through the sleet,

calmly and peacefully we negotiate life,

weaving serenely through all the strife.

Monica Maartens ©Copyright

18 February 2018

SIGNS IN THE HEAVENS

LOVE THREATENED

A very red, divided Jupiter sat on the right of a very pale Saturn. Below and between them a very dark full solar eclipse and beneath it all Neptune moving across the sky from right to left....seeing from our angle. What does this all mean and his does it fit into our lives, our love for one another, the paths we follow? It is said: as above, so below. Planets were said to contain life and the stars are dead entities!

The "planets" are the societies that rule life on earth, including ours to a large extent.  It's all about running the show, the economy, money, etc, and has little or no space for "love thy neighbour" but all about the business of the day and that's fine, providing justice, equality, honesty, transparency and fairness rules. But.... when justice is bent to accommodate business, it becomes grey area and soon thereafter comes the eclipse of the sun.... where it becomes too dark to see right from wrong and all fall away as Neptune collects those falling away from the truth, and lawlessness becomes the ruler if the earth, swallowing all the nations as the go astray and we all suffer under the burden of oppression, anger and rebellion. People live in times of deep unrest and insecurity of what tomorrow will bring, causing intolerance, even hatred towards each other. We, as people started taking control of our own liberty and rights, pushing Godly wisdom aside for personal gain, so we became more and more lost in this darkness.....and so our love for one another started growing colder by the day.....

Monica Maartens ©Copyright

17 February 2018

Tomorrow...we can't plan what we can't see....

HARD TIMES IN WHICH TO SHOW LOVE

SHATTERED LIVES

Lives are shattered and scattered in the tide,

as we're dragged along on an invisible ride,

there are powers and forces controlling the earth,

we are placed in categories from the day of birth.

Movements appear that drag us along,

we have no choices of right or wrong,

we have no idea what it's all about

we suffer in silence or rage and shout.

It deeply affects our way of thinking,

influencing our minds by the news we are drinking,

it leads us into passages we never planned,

onto paths and roads on which we are damned.

We suffer under burdens of great oppressions,

days that are dark and bring us depressions,

all because we lost our Godly connections,

cast it aside for material possessions.

Monica Maartens ©Copyright

17 February 2018

LOVE AS A PURE EMOTION

LOVE SEES DEEPER

Love is a pure emotion - it can't see evil and darkness, it sees through it, as it is completely transparent, so there are no doors or walls that can block it. It travels through the outer appearances to the reasons and meanings hidden by words and deeds, seeing the causes and instigations to actions, it sees the soul and essence behind words and actions. The eye sees the destruction done by deeds, the ear hears the lies of words and the mind perceives what it sees and hears and stores it within the brain. Love sees the brokenness giving rise to the deeds and lies, the helpless situations in which the broken find themselves. The eye sees a thief that steals, love sees the hopeless man trying to survive, that can't find work or maybe doesn't want to work because they are being used by authorities to terrorize a nation, or because they are too broken and destroyed inside. The ear hears a liar telling lies, love hears a person warped in fear of the truth and rejection or punishment, or doesn't have the ability to express themselves.

Love always goes deeper than the surface...this is why love is compassionate and kind, tolerant, doesn't hold wrongs against others, but searches out the reasons behind the words and actions...

Monica Maartens ©Copyright

LOVE IS....

CONQUERING THE DARK

Love is compassionate and kind,

very tolerant with the meek and mild,

it is a very pure emotion,

seeing through the worldly commotion.

It travels through all doors and walls,

hears the cries of inner calls,

it reaches to the soul inside,

exposing all the fears we hide.

It can see right through our actions,

bringing calmness and peace into factions,

it finds the essence within situations,

building bridges between relations.

So much brokenness rules in life,

bringing about much trouble and strife,

with understanding we can conquer the dark,

use this love to light a new spark.

Monica Maartens ©Copyright

16 February 2018

UNDERSTANDING LOVE

CLARITY OF SIGHT

Real love is a complete emotion, like we have said before, it doesn't come in portion or measure. It is not attached to gifts or favours, it is not something we give and take....it is something we share and the more we share it the stronger it becomes. We love simply because we have it and cannot contain it inside us. There are no string's attached, no expectations. It is a sense of being, an attitude and outlook on life enabling us to see the beauty and good, not only in others, but in all things in life. This can only stem from within us, when we are happy with ourselves we have the ability to investigate and overcome obstacles and troubles in life. We have the grace to be considerate and compassionate to the weaker and less fortunate than ourselves and are able to count our blessings. When we are fit and healthy physically, we are fortunate, mentally, we are privileged, emotionally, we are blessed....it keeps us clean and pure in our hearts, minds and souls, giving us complete clarity of sight and understanding....a beautiful journey...

Monica Maartens ©Copyright

15 February 2018

Tomorrow....a pure emotion....